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Brazil Considers Legalized Gambling to Fix Budget Issues
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff wants to plus the country’s budget deficit, but legislators have criticized plans to do so by raising taxes on financial transactions. That has led Rousseff to propose an alternative plan: the legalization of gambling in the country. Gambling...
PokerStars Delays in New Jersey Related to Amaya Purchase of Rational Group
Poker fans in New Jersey have been waiting patiently for news on when or if Amaya would receive approval from state regulators to begin operating in the Garden State. A new interview with New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) Director David...
GVC’s Bwin Deal Could be Under Threat as Shares Nosedive
The bwin.party board may be starting to believe that it has backed the wrong horse. The board’s decision to choose GVC over 888 in the recent takeover bidding war seemed like a good idea at the time. GVC’s bid was the highest,...
Mississippi Selling Debt Backed by Gambling Taxes
Mississippi casinos have seen their revenues drop year after year in the face of regional competition. But despite that, the state is hoping that investors will be interested in buying debt from the state backed by the taxes it takes from those...
MGM Removes Large Hotel from Springfield Casino Plan
MGM Resorts has repeatedly said that they have no plans to reduce the scope of their resort casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, even in the face of a potential competitor just over the Connecticut border. But while the company may be committed to...
Surprise Massachusetts Casino Could Result from New Mashpee Wampanoag Land Grant
Massachusetts has had quite a year when it comes to gaming highs and lows. Now a player has emerged from the sidelines, and an Indian tribe may scoop up the state's last casino license. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has long sought the...
South Korean Instant Messaging Giant Daum Kakao to Explore Online Gaming
Asian tech giant Daum Kakao is about to embrace online gaming in its search for profitability. The company owns KakaoTalk, a multi-platform instant messaging app with a user base of 140 million globally that has all but replaced the text message in...
Embrace Responsible Gambling or Face Consequences, Warns UKGC
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has urged the gaming industry to fully embrace responsible gaming or risk a regulatory clampdown. The UK’s liberal gaming laws are facing a public backlash as a result of the rise of gambling advertising around primetime sporting...
Wayne Newton Opening Casa de Shenandoah in Las Vegas to Public Tours
Iconic performer Wayne Newton has found a creative way to solve some of his financial woes: the singer who's been gracing Las Vegas' stages for upwards of fifty years is now opening his Sin City home to tourists. It will be the first...
FIFA Executive Jerome Valcke Suspended Amid Corruption Allegations
FIFA scandals seem to be a dime a dozen these days, and every time a new corruption charge is levied against the organization, it seems to come from an even higher position. Jerome Valcke, the secretary general of FIFA, was placed on...
